Deputy Elective Surgery Manager

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
  
• Flexible working arrangements
  
• Permanent, Part Time, (32 hours per week)
  

About the Role
The Deputy Elective Surgery Manager will work closely with both the Surgical Services Operations Manager and the Elective Surgery Team to manage the daily operations and management of the Elective Surgery department. Key deliverables in this role include facilitating the operational delivery of our Elective Surgery Strategic Plan that aligns to our key organisational KPIs.

• Demonstrate leadership skills to deliver and achieve the ultimate vision with the ESMT to treat our patients safely, in time, every time.
  
• Ensure 100% of category 1 elective surgery patients are admitted within 30 days
  
• Facilitate our Tier 1 Daily Management System meeting, identifying problems and barriers to scheduling all patients
  
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with key staff (waitlist, theatre and surgical teams) to ensure all elective theatre lists are fully booked to agreed capacity and vacant sessions backfilled for use by elective patients
  
• Work closely with the Surgical Services Operations Manager to implement and manage strategies to achieve key KPIs that include but not limited to; Number of patients on the Elective Surgery Waiting List, Admissions, Hospital Initiated Postponements and Percentage of Patients Treated Within Time
  

Classifications for this position will be ZJ4 ($113,646 Per Annum, Pro Rata)


Your Contribution

• Bachelor of Nursing, which meets the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
  
• Current Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia through AHPRA
  
• At least 5 years clinical, surgical nursing experience
  
• Post Graduate Nursing Qualification
  
• Demonstrated leadership experience
  
• Awareness of the Elective Surgery Access Policy
  
• Leadership qualities with proven ability to direct, negotiate, enthuse and encourage in a multidisciplinary setting.
  
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
  

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
  
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
  
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
  
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
  
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
  
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
  
• Culture of continuous improvement
  
• Flexible working arrangements including
  

About Elective Surgery
The Elective Surgery Team coordinates the care of those patients that are on the St Vincent’s Hospital Elective Surgery and Endoscopy waiting list in accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Elective Surgery Access Policy. The team is responsible for the case management of all patients across all surgical specialties and providing timely access to elective surgery and Endoscopy here at St Vincent’s.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.


SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.